***official city v newcastle match thread***

[CHOPPERmcfc]

Loving this holistic approach....

[twosips]

The only difference between this game and Barca's destruction of Levante last night was that they finished better than us.

This was total and utter domination. Could have easily been 6/7 if we had taken our chances better... wonderful display nonetheless. The team looks incredibly balanced, and without Jovetic, Nastasic and Richards too.

[aaron bond]

Everyone played well today - fantastic start to the season.

That was the statement of intent we needed to make after United and Chelsea both won this weekend.

[kinkylola]

great game ... loved our play ... haven't seen better yet from anyone else.

[Moonchesteri]

Today has been a good day. A very very good day.

Agreed. Can't wait for next weekend but for now it's time to enjoy this for a whole with a cold lager

[Cit.revenge]

City look like Champions , did Newcastle had a chance . Edin did not have hes day

[Crossie]

Stuff like this really really makes me laugh

You ain't seen nothing yet. Wait till you see replies some Lawros predictions.

If he still gets paid to do them.

[PeterParker]

Great game for our boys, the future looks really good.

Just one thing: I saw today in 90 minutes, how we would have looked if we had bought a winger last summer and i am thinking at Hazard.

We would have still been defending champions

hazard isn't a winger, and we would not have played like we just did. Under bobby, Dzeko and aguero looked like a hopeless combination ... today they looked like the best strike partnership in the league.

At Lille he was a full time winger.

[Chopper]

Still in shock from the denied penalty and that outrageous offside.

[KinkyKinkladze]

Great all round performance. Well in Edin too, he was magnificent.

Navas looks very tasty. Fernandinho looked composed too, allowed Yaya to free himself up a bit.

I think the only thing I saw that was negative was the lack of Barry - I mean this in that he was always the first player coming back to look for a pass from defence and turn it forward. There were periods tonight where it seemed a lack of anybody dropping to collect the ball left the defence to lump it every now and again.

Looking good though.

[kinkylola]

Great game for our boys, the future looks really good.

Just one thing: I saw today in 90 minutes, how we would have looked if we had bought a winger last summer and i am thinking at Hazard.

We would have still been defending champions

hazard isn't a winger, and we would not have played like we just did. Under bobby, Dzeko and aguero looked like a hopeless combination ... today they looked like the best strike partnership in the league.

At Lille he was a full time winger.

That's not true at all.

[CitizenYank]

Great game. Loved Pelligrini's plan. Team was inspired and played well.

[Moonchesteri]

I did like the look of that new signing, number 8. Seemed really hungry , scored a good goal with a nice finish and overall looked decent.

[Slim]

37 more of those please.

[Beefymcfc]

We calmed it down once Taylor went off but in reality that game could've been 8-0, with Dzeko's efforts it could've been 12-0.

Great game for us, less so for the Toon and if they hadn't have settled for the score could well have been a real disaster (if it wasn't already (losing Taylor and Gutierriez)).

This is what we were missing last season and if we'd only had these additions last season, the Rags wouldn't have had it half as easy has they did.

[Cocacolajojo1]

Still in shock from the denied penalty and that outrageous offside.

But it's good in the end. If a striker scores in his first official game for the club he will become a failure in the end. The linesman saved us. Trust me.

[sidSmith]

But it's good in the end. If a striker scores in his first official game for the club he will become a failure in the end. The linesman saved us. Trust me.

Yeah. What's Aguero ever done....

[Arjan Van Schotte]

Chill chaps, it was Newcastle. But I do believe in Jesus.

[Slim]

Carlos who?

[Jon London]

Awesome football. Loved every minute. Should have been double figures except for that c**t Mariner. Newcastle should have been down to 0 two penalties missed and Negredo onside by the size of Alan Sugars boardroom. Mariner should be demoted. If we had lost that game Maroner would have been back page news. Gutted we still have shit referees in the Premier League